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Zendaya has called out Giuliana Rancic's "outrageously offensive" comments about her dreadlocks in a brand-new interview. According to People, the controversy in question dates back to the 2015 Academy Awards when the Spiderman: Homecoming star wore her hair in dreadlocks to the glitzy red carpet event. However, upon spotting her,…
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Harry Potter star Katie Leung has claimed that her publicists told her to deny that she was experiencing racist attacks while making the films. Leung, now 33, played Cho Chang in the magical movie series, but on a recent episode of the Chinese Chippy Girl podcast, she said that she…
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California neighbors have rallied together to guard the home of an Asian-American family following a series of "deeply upsetting" racist attacks. Haijun Si and his family - as well as some of their neighbors - recently spoke to the Los Angeles Times about a series of racially motivated incidents the…
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Will Smith said that he's never met a "smart" racist person. The actor opened up about his personal experiences of racism on the Pod Saves America podcast, revealing that he has been called the N-word "five or six times" in his life. Smith said that he was able to overcome these…
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A teenage boy has claimed that his teacher told him his "Black King" t-shirt was racist and called for a "White History Month". Latrell Taft, a 13-year-old from Edmond in Oklahoma, told local news outlet KFOR that a female teacher, whose name has not been disclosed, took issue with his…
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Barack Obama has revealed that he once broke somebody's nose after being racially abused by them. The former President of the United States revealed that he threw a punch at another boy in his high school basketball team in a recent episode of his six-part Spotify-exclusive podcast Renegades: Born in…
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A man has taken to social media to share a video perfectly explaining why "white pride" really isn't a thing. Sharing a video to his TikTok account, Michael - who goes by the handle @tizzyent - did a video response to a question he received on a previous video in…
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A Black couple has opened up about how their home was valued $490,000 higher after their white friend pretended to own it. Paul Austin and Tenisha Tate Austin purchased the property in Marin City, California in 2016 from another Black family before investing $400,000 in a makeover. The extensive renovations…
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Chris Harrison, the host of the reality TV show The Bachelor, has announced that he's stepping aside. The presenter announced that he will be taking time out the show for a short time after defending one of its contestants from accusations of historical racism. The 49-year-old television personality, who has…
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A school in Utah has been criticized this week for allowing its students to opt-out of Black History Month during February. According to NBC News, the controversy began when Micah Hirokawa, director of the Maria Montessori Academy in Ogden, Utah, took to the school’s official Facebook page on Friday, February…
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A Tennessee high school principal has apologized for marking Black History Month with an All Lives Matter theme. CNN reports that the East Ridge Middle School teacher in Chatanooga made the controversial announcement in a weekly newsletter issued on Sunday, January 31. The move was met with a significant backlash…
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A woman has shared her horror after being forced to pay an "African American service charge" when she booked an American Airlines flight out of Charlotte, North Carolina, with her partner. Kyetra Bryant explained in a Facebook post on January 28, that she first noticed the fee on her bank…
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FKA Twigs has opened up about some of the "horrific" racist abuse she received from Robert Pattinson fans during the course of their relationship in a new interview. Buzzfeed reports that the 33-year-old English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress opened up about her relationship with the Batman star in a new…
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The leader of the far-right group Proud Boys has been arrested on suspicion of burning a Black Lives Matter flag in Washington DC last month. Enrique Tarrio is facing misdemeanor destruction of property charges, according to police, after he admitted to burning a flag taken from a black church during…
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Noah Cyrus, the sister of Miley Cyrus, has been forced to apologize on social media this week after using a racist term to defend Harry Styles. The controversy began when the former One Direction singer became Vogue's first-ever male cover model and donned a black Gucci jacket and long green…
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A man has shared a racist letter he received after placing a Black Santa Claus Christmas decoration in his yard. According to a report by TooFab, the rude and prejudiced note was sent to Chris Kennedy, an African-American man who lives in Little Rock in Arkansas. On Tuesday, November 24,…
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A couple have reportedly lost their jobs after their abusive rant at a Lyft driver went viral on social media. The incident was recorded by driver David Kangogo, who identified one of the passengers only as "Joe" from Issaquah in Washington. After the footage was posted to social media, it…
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A taser-wielding white woman's rant against an innocent Black family has gone viral on social media this week after she told them to "act more like white people". Per a report by TooFab.com, the incident in question was recorded by a Black woman named Jariell - who hails from Discovery…
